Nitroaniline

The term nitroaniline in chemistry refers to a derivative of aniline (C₆H₅NH₂) containing a nitro group (—NO₂) There are three simple nitroanilines of formula C₆H₄(NH₂)(NO₂) which differ only in the position of the nitro group:

Some more complicated molecules with other substituents can also be referred to as nitroanilines, for example 4-chloro-3-nitro-aniline.

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